The Clifton clarion., 1887-10-12
SoiomonViiIe SiftinSs.

SlO0er, Ouerlu OfdNlO1u WILL open court this morning and adjourn the same until to morrow. Town is comparatively quiet, only ten of the grand and trial jurors having arrived so far.
 At dance here during the past week a difficulty arose between a couple of Mexicans and culminated in R. Chaverie receiving q bullet in the thigh from pistol in the hands of Felis Bericlia. The shootist was turned over to await the acton of the grand jury.
 Mrs. Bolau has returned from Los Angeles, and I am pleased to say fully recovered from her re- cent illness.
 Colonel Egan of your town, ac- companied by Judge Campbell of Los Angeles, were among the ar rivals Monday. They came on business connected with the Ari- zona Mortgage and Trust com pany of Scotland.
 Architect McCarty IS busily en- gagged in hauling rock for the foundation of our new county hospital.
 Mrs. Pomeroy and son have ar rived from Silver City, where they have been spending the past three months. H. Morgan has removed his family to a building opposite the store, and school will open in the house formerly occupied by him.
 Captain Newell and Frst Lieu tenant Ayers arrived last night with sixty five troopers of C com pany, 10th cavuiry. They are ell route to Fort Bayard. x. M.. from Camp Mcdowell. They left this morning for Sheldon.
 Jack Moore is making prepara- tions to go on a prospecting tour.
 The school fund has been in creased somewhat the past week by Justices Palm and Gonzales. The former fined two men $50 each for misdemeanor, and Justice Gonzales collected $50 from two others for a similar offense.
 Geo. Olney has returned from Wilcox. He stopped here on his way home.
 Mrs. Mary Moore, assisted by her daughter, are running the Detroit House ill an excellent manner. New rooms have been added and the house has other wise been improved and renovated so that it presents a very attrac- tive appearance.
 Snow is seen on the peaks of Mount Graham. This is unusu- ally early for the appearance of the "white mantle"
 Montgomery, hunter and Indian killer, is in town selling venison.
 I. E. Solomon is rather under the weather just at present, but is receiving large stock of goods, preparing for the winter trade.
 Joe Leahy of Lordsburg passed through town this week, accom- panying his sister, who has lately arrived from the East. They were on their way to Thomas to visit Mike. Miss Leahy will remam at Thomas, it is said, to witness an event of great importance to her brother Mike, which will shortly take place.
 Mir. Pomeroy left on Friday last to bring mp Judge Barnes, Hon. Geo. H. Stevens and Judge Fitz- gerald. They were expected in this morning in time for the open of court, but are not here yet. They will probably arrive, how ever, some time during the day.
 At their last meeting the Board of Supervisors ordered 5000 copies of J. H. Vaughn's Resources of Graham County" printed and dis tnbuted This is q good move and the action of the board is nni- versally commended here. No section of Arizona is more worthy of favorable mention than this. and it k an assured t;r' th9t when attention is ca'l-' .. fl thr valley of the ti,' t s.I- pp ia a manner f1e. H'' .-t people. .t-..s:L
 SOlnnou:.iir. Oct. IJth.
 The two Mexicans who enjoyed themselves in Clifton last week by sbootinU off firearms within +ba